Monday, February 05, 2007
Countdown...7 days to get back to workHaving a reality check today when Shu called and we chatted about school. Realised that by next Wed, I'll be back slogging away. Game over for my unexpected 'holiday'. The fruit basket that came last Sat was a sombre reminder that I am not going to be at home for long and that I most probably should be productively back at work...soon.
As you can see, the cornflakes are to remind me to wake up early for work, the ovaltine biscuits are a sign to tell me you'll probably need these to munch on during those short recess breaks, the Snapples to quench my thirst after classes and the 5 bottles of chicken essence/snow-jelly-like-gross-stuff-from-frogs are to ensure I do not earn another MC for the next week when I return. See, they all say it's the thought that counts yeah? Learn to read between the lines!
Anyway, it's still sweet. Shu mentioned that the welfare com fought for this basket for me as they usually order such get-well gifts for sickees who are in hospitalised for a week. I only stayed for 3 days so somehow I do not officially qualify for this 'gift'. Still, they managed to send me something. For this, I hereby thank them for their sweet efforts. Shall save the fruits to go back and share with them. Think they can last another week?
Many people have been recommending me to drink sheng yu (eel or snake fish) soup. What you usually get and buy will be those in the chicken essence bottles. The real deal? Check this out:
In case you can't see clearly, I've specially used the Macro close-up mode for this head shot.
If I am not wrong, I recalled this conversation between my mum and granny while I was lying in bed on Sun morning. Basically, my granny was instructing my mum how to prepare the fish:
'Hold it properly! Must hold the head!Yes, must whack it. Aiyah, why are you so clumsy? Make sure you hit the head hard against the sink!'
Thus another honorable fish lies dead to ensure that my two pieces of skin get stuck together faster and don't burst open. It may be ugly, it may be dead, it may be disgusting, but for that moment, I bowed down to utter a prayer of thanks and observed a moment of silence before I gulped down the soup.
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Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Received this nice cheery gift yesterday. Was thinking it was some whispering auntie-next-door who wanted to look for my aunt to..well,whisper gossips and stuff. Tried to ignore it but that person was really bent on getting one of us to the door. I was able to utter,"Sorry we don't need anything!" when I saw that bouquet in the lady's arms. Well, I had to relent, don't I?Labels: Road to Recovery
Saturday, January 27, 2007
No, they are not poo from my hamster. They are actually Horlicks Doggie Cookies. Give them some credit coz my sis and I took quite a bit of time to make them yesterday.Verdict from taste test?
Backside was burnt, heads are too huge so they are rather hard. Edible though, and we managed to fill three-quarters of a jar with them. One taste-tester thought they were pigs, well, it's really up to your own interpretation.
Did the near-impossible today, all by myself somemore. Imagine tearing out a piece of scotch-tape that's been firmly stuck to a wound. That was what I had to do. Sigh. Painful is one way to put it. Endurance is another. Was about to give up halfway when i found that piece of 'tape' got stuck to the dried blood on my wound and I would have to yank the whole darn thing out if I wanted to remove the tape. Yikes! So now I really feel 'naked' about my wound and images of it coming apart and guts and insides spilling up fill my mind constantly.
What is worrying me more is the menstrual pain which woke me up at 2am and 5am this morning. Happens to be the same kind of pain I suffered last 3 monhs before the op, but lesser in intensity of coz. Still, it is enough to send me reeling and doubling up in pain. Praying that the insides are still taking time to settle down and next month the pain will be gone. Went back to the painkillers again and discovered Synflex is the best thing in the world! It gave me 6 painfree hours to sit up and read.
Then when I finally fell asleep and woke up 4 hours later, I read this cute sms fr my boy asking what happened to me and why I was hospitalised. Then I received his offline MSN msg saying how bored he was by the relief teacher, he's so tall he felt tired looking up at him and sweetly asked me when I'm coming back. That kinda put a smile on my face. =)
Anyway, managed to catch S'pore winning M'sia on the penalty shoot-outs! It's been such a long time since I rooted for the Home team, though they really played badly. Lewis the goal-keeper really looked quite cute, especially when he saved the last goal kick. *swoon*
Labels: Road to Recovery
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Even when my dad sits on it, he has to give way when I come lumbering near. Such is thy power! See my Smelly casually slung over the arms?
Realise there are so many things in life that you simply need to entrust your life into others' hands, such as trimming your toenails. Hence the pedicure session at home, conducted by none other than my talented sis. It took some persuasion though...but I think she enjoyed it. What say you?
Was chatting with Shu online and realised that I really really missed the kiddos. Wonder how they are doing, if they are paying attention in class, or if they got into any trouble...Here's a set of conversation taken verbatim,
according to Shu: they came to your table and start talking....
A: where is Ms Yu?
B: u forgot meh... she in hospital
A: oh ya hor
C: she at home now
A: When is she coming back?
B: I really miss her a lot.
A: ya lor. now her table so empty.
C: go to the hall now.
~the end~
I get 'compliments' for my table being neat and all now, without making much effort to pack. How about that? It's an honour I can't take credit for.
It feels good to be missed, there's no doubt about it. Much like a jigsaw piece that goes missing and its jarring absence is felt. Makes me feel somewhat important and significant, at least to ppl that I care about. Feel blessed too that He has given me so much to give thanks for.
Anyway, the report's out. MATURE CYSTIC TERATOMA, ie BENIGN. Praise God! I've never felt so relieved in such a long time.
Managed to glance at the report when the nurse left to take something,leavingme lying there with my wound wide open and semi-naked. Couldn't resist the temptation anymore, so I had to feign joy and happiness when the doc revealed during consultation that it was all okay. Much like those pageant/prize winners who cup their hands to the mouths and roll their eyes in disbelief. Come on, EVERYONE knows how fake that looks! I remembered this one actress doing exactly that and more at the recent academy awards. She was mouthing 'Oh my God!' say 3000 times before she reached the stage? Then proceeded to say the phrase out loud in front of the mic. Take that for drama. No wonder - think she won some best actress in the drama category.
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Saturday, January 20, 2007
A picture paints a thousand words?Sigh..was quite depressed when I realised that I couldn't even button up my shorts after I put on the tummy binder to support me when I'm walking.
Just take a look and feel my distress...
I look like a tree bark...the one with thick huge buttress roots! And the pair of shorts is supposed to be a hipster! ^.^
It is not the only thing that has enlarged since my surgery. Just take a look at this and tell me:
Yup, you are right! The arm (featured on the left) is my bulging right arm, the arm that helps me get up and down to bed every time. This is only 1 week's effect. Imagine what it will look like 3 weeks from now! Well, thought I should boast a little what I can do at this point of time, instead of what I cannot.
Here are some of my lil' tricks:
1) Get up from bed and sit up within 2 minutes
2) Wear my bottoms with one hand and totally without bending my tummy
3) Deftly pick up something from the floor with my toes
4) Pick up things from the floor by bending my knees, not my stomach muscles
5) Wash my hair daily (with some assistance from my sis) at a sink
6) Managed to make my bed and get my sis's mattress to stand upright single-handedly (achieved today)
My sis and family like to call these acts 'adventurous'. Will definitely update should there be more achievements. God sure works in mysterious ways =)
Labels: Road to Recovery
Monday, January 15, 2007
Today's the official first day off work and on medical leave. That leaves me approximately 29 days left to squander.Learning simply how to sit up from lying down on my bed is an uphill task and there were many times I just felt useless and burdensome. Yet at the same time, it reminds me how we all have taken such simple tasks we do each day for granted and leave me thanking the Lord for every little thing. Walking with a straightened back is almost an impossible feat but I somehow managed to master bending one knee to pick something off the ground, waddling to quicken my pace to get to somewhere, washing my hair in a basin without wetting my body...With every new feat achieved, I celebrate jubilantly in my heart.
There are some 'fears' that have entered my life, such as having the urge to sneeeze or cough and having to laugh. It really hurts when I have to do one of these...and I'm praying I will never sneeze or cough again till my wound's been healed.
Sitting up for too long makes me breathless easily, and that includes needing to hold on to my sis or mum to sit up. Somehow in my mind, the wound will appear to'open' up whenever I sit up, walk or do something with my stomach muscles.
Tried on the corset donated by YL, which is actually a maternity slimming belt. It did help in enabling my walk to look more 'natural' as I dun really need to hold on to my belly. However, it does itch a bit sometimes so can be rather irritating. Unsightly more like it, if you happen to catch me needing to go under the belt to scratch my back.
Risked going off painkillers today too just to see the effects. Not too bad, except for the occasional tug near the wound and the tender areas.
Report of Day 1 over. Managed to catch 9 discs of some K-drama...truly disgusting.
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